EU institutions opt for tvOne and Hippotizer solutions

The HQ of the Council of the European Union and European Council in Brussels has installed tvONE CORIOmaster2 and Hippotizer solutions to drive LED and LCD walls used as a graphical backdrop during high-level international events.

A new LED video wall made up of 100 Leyard AT 1.5 pixel-pitch panels, as well as the CORIOmaster 2 driving it, were installed by Brussels-based integrator VP Media Solutions. The CORIOmaster2 handles various media for the press room LED wall, ranging from still PNGs to SDI feeds, moving clips and NDI streams.

The institutions already used two tvONE CORIOmaster2 video wall processors at their facilities. In the Europa Building, a CORIOmaster2 manages the visuals on a Barco LED wall in the VIP entrance, while there is a Leyard LED wall, made up of 96 Leyard AT 1.5 pixel pitch LED panels, in the press room. In the Justus Lipsius Building, a CORIOmaster2 processes the graphical background in the TV studio, which comprises three Planar LCD videowalls and one large 4K Konvision LCD display. There is also a Leyard LED wall in the main press room.

The in-house team at the Council of the European Union and the European Council said they value the versatility of the CORIOmaster2, noting that its modular design allows it to be customised with numerous input and output cards. The team also highlighted that its powerful technology enabled three canvases or graphical spaces to be controlled.

The Council of the European Union and the European Council also have three Hippotizer media servers installed, with a Karst+ in each press room and a Boreal+ in the TV studio. The Karst+ units are mostly used to display background pictures that have the same definition as the LED walls.

The Boreal+ is used to control the TV studio’s video set, using the Hippotizer’s layers and effects features to achieve the desired visual looks, and the hardware to display NDI sources such as cameras or remote participants.